Integrated watershed management: evolution, development and emerging trends

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 967-994

  Wang, Guangyu ^a   Mang, Shari ^a   Cai, Haisheng ^a,b   Liu, Shirong ^c   Zhang, Zhiqiang ^d   Wang, Liguo ^b   Innes, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^d BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Climate change impacts; Social ecological systems analysis; Traditional ecological knowledge; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GIS; HOLISTIC APPROACH; LAND MANAGEMENT; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STAKEHOLDER; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

CANADA; CHINA; EUROPE;

EID: 84976416732     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-016-0293-3     Document Type: Article

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